Morris Hall, PLLC

My mother set up a basic family trust through MHK, wanting to minimize any problems when she died. She had no real estate or personal property to disperse, only a couple bank accounts, a couple CDs, and a stock brokerage account. When she passed away, her Lawyer «Tom» estimated no more than 5 months to close the estate, including the waiting period to notify any creditors. Months passed with no communication. When WE called THEM we were told «Tom» no longer worked there and our trust had been «re-​assigned» but that person was on vacation. As more months passed by, we would occasionally get communication from paralegal «Marika» whose reply to our time frame request was usually «soon». Soon after this we received a «final bill». Because there were accounts that were still waiting to be liquidated, we contacted Marika regarding receiving a final bill. Her basic response was «read your contract». Needless to say this did not sit well, and a conference call was arranged with our case lawyer «Andrea». During the course of the conversation, Andrea apologized for the «misunderstanding» between the original attorney «Tom» and us. In my way of thinking, if somebody tells me that something will be settled in 4 – 5 months, and has now been over double that, that is not a misunderstanding. Soon after this phone call, I personally contacted the institution that we were still waiting to get a response from. Their reply was that they had never received the liquidation documents that MHK had sent. Working directly with that institution, we have now been able to liquidate that last account. It has now been almost 11 months since we began this process and we have gotten a $ 10,000 lesson. I hope sombody else can take advantage of my lesson.

My Mother-in-law’s assets were very compact. it took MHK 10 months so far, caught them in bold lies, and had to do much of the work ourselves to have them execute the trust. Many friends and family learned hard, informative lessons through this. The very situation we paid to avoid turned into a nightmare at $ 10k !
Please do yourself a huge favor, get someone you know and trust. At least do your own research before signing up.
A very stressful year after losing someone we all love.

Excellent firm, superb professionalism and knowledge.

When my x husband died without a will I needed help quick (our 8 year old twins inherited the huge mess he left behind). I asked a friend who had recently had his father pass away and he recommended this firm. When I had my first issue (which was basically LACK OF RESPONSE) I should have found someone else, but I didn’t. I hoped for the best and had already written a sizable retainer check. A year and a half later all I can say is WHAT A NIGHTMARE. I have to follow up with them repeatedly, I have waited up to 56 days for a response (and never got one — had to follow up AGAIN). My answers are never thoroughly answered and even though I have resorted to listing my questions in numbered form and asking that each be answered in turn, some remain unanswered. All I can say if that if you need help with probate and conservatorship with minors THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. Perhaps they have 5 star service for other areas of the law but not this one (granted I realize my situation is unique and not «cookie cutter» but no one paying anyone thousands of dollars should ever have to wait months for a response. Note: I planned to write my Unilocal review when probate was finally closed because: 1) I feared the service I got would only get worse and 2) I hoped they would redeem themselves. But my most recent email «waiting game» has left me so dismayed I thought that if I could save one person from the experience I am having, I should speak up.